as in teenager
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Recent Examples of tween
Just remember that for many tweens, Italian Brainrot offers a way to play with language, test boundaries, and bond with friends.
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Annabelle Canela, Parents, 1 May 2025
Behind the shiny-happy presentation of children, tweens and teens is a mostly-unregulated environment that can bend (if not completely breaks) child labor laws, enable online predators and create unknown damage to the psyche of developing brains.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
It’s become the norm for teens and tweens to have smartphones — but lately, the pendulum has been swinging back.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
The tweens, who roll their eyes and drag their feet for most of the day, complain that the Please Touch Museum is for babies, a sentiment worsened by the sheer elation from the younger set of kids.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
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Annabelle Canela, Parents, 1 May 2025
Behind the shiny-happy presentation of children, tweens and teens is a mostly-unregulated environment that can bend (if not completely breaks) child labor laws, enable online predators and create unknown damage to the psyche of developing brains.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
It’s become the norm for teens and tweens to have smartphones — but lately, the pendulum has been swinging back.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
The tweens, who roll their eyes and drag their feet for most of the day, complain that the Please Touch Museum is for babies, a sentiment worsened by the sheer elation from the younger set of kids.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tween
Noun
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Four men, including a minor, were arrested in connection to a shooting that killed a teenager and injured a woman, North Richland Hills Police said in a release Monday.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2025
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According to prosecutors, the teenager reciprocated by sending back photos of himself — only to be hit with a blackmail demand of $150 to prevent the images from being disseminated online.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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For Stowell, his wife and three kids, including his son who was younger than 10, entrance to Hollywood Studios cost $974.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The rooms were basic, and the few guests were scrappy club kids taking a break from Ibiza to work on their tans.—
Julia Chaplin,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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First, governments could consider warning labels for ultra-processed and red meat products and restrict marketing junk food to children and adolescents.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The collectives are able to pull adolescents into their orbit by first establishing contact on public platforms, according to an April report from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada’s national police force.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2025
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The youngster brushed off San Siro heartbreak suffered midweek against Inter Milan in the Champions League semifinals, and was in top form against Carlo Ancelotti’s men for a tie that could essentially scoop La Liga this term.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Denise Alexander, who performed in thousands of radio episodes and on The Twilight Zone as a youngster before starring in two long stints as Dr. Lesley Webber on General Hospital, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2025
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The juveniles have also been charged with murder, attempted armed robbery and second-degree burglary, but in Department of Juvenile Justice petitions.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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The juvenile was transported to Norwalk Hospital for treatment.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
15 May 2025
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The Girl with the Needle portrays that girl as a blonde moppet named Erena (Avo Knox Martin) to whom Karoline becomes a surrogate mother.—
Esther Zuckerman,
TIME,
6 Dec. 2024
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So sometimes Poppa’s House wants to focus on different generational views on child-rearing, since Junior and Nina have a pair of cute moppets.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Oct. 2024
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Apparently, porpoises are tight-lipped, even for dreamy-eyed lil kiddos.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
23 Apr. 2025
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Here, the two Hudson kiddos are seen with their mom at London Heathrow Airport in 1982.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The family pool features a water slide, while the splash pad and kiddie pool are only a foot deep.—
Jalyn Robinson,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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What's often forgotten amid the kiddie shenanigans, however, is what the film has to say about the importance of family. 19.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
27 Nov. 2024
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“Tween.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tween. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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